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Audio Help [snawr, snohr] Pronunciation Key verb, snored, snor·ing, noun –verb (used without object)
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| 1. | to breathe during sleep with hoarse or harsh sounds caused by the vibrating of the soft palate. |
| 2. | to pass (time) in snoring or sleeping (usually fol. by away or out): to snore the day away. |
| 3. | the act, instance, or sound of snoring. |
[Origin: 1300–50; ME snoren (v.); c. MLG, MD snorren
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snorer, noun
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intr.v. snored, snor·ing, snores To breathe during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate. n.
[Middle English snoren, to snort, from fnoren, from Old English fnora, sneezing; see pneu- in Indo-European roots.] snor'er n. |
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| snoring | |
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| the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound [syn: snore] |
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Snoring
Snore\ (sn[=o]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Snored (sn[=o]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Snoring.] [OE. snoren, AS. snora a snoring; akin to LG. snoren, snorken, snurken, to snore, D. snorken, G. schnarchen to snore, schnarren to rattle, MHG. snarren, Sw. snarka to snore, Icel. snarka to sputter, fizzle. Cf. Snarl to growl, Sneer, Snort. See Snoring.] To breathe with a rough, hoarse, nasal voice in sleep.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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